Enlarge / Illustration of an ABL RS1 rocket that will carry Amazon broadband satellites. (credit: Amazon) Amazon plans to launch its first prototype broadband satellites in Q4 2022, which would be nearly four years after Read more…
Enlarge / A Starlink satellite dish’s printed circuit board. (credit: Ken Keiter) If you ordered Starlink broadband service and don’t receive your “Dishy McFlatface” satellite dish any time soon, the global chip shortage may be Read more…
Enlarge (credit: Bloomberg | Getty Images) PC pioneer Michael Dell is set to cap his climb back to the top of the computing world on Monday with one of the largest corporate spin-offs. Dell Technologies Read more…
John Carmack, seen here wearing an early prototype Oculus Rift headset. Oculus consulting CTO John Carmack has been bullish on the idea of “the metaverse” for a long time, as he’ll be among the first Read more…
Enlarge / A Verizon booth at Mobile World Congress Americas in Los Angeles in September 2018. (credit: Verizon) Verizon has made a deal to use Amazon’s low Earth orbit (LEO) satellites to add capacity to Read more…
Enlarge (credit: ANDRZEJ WOJCICKI / SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY / Getty Images) In the first half of this guide to personal digital security, I covered the basics of assessing digital risks and protecting what you can Read more…
Enlarge / Artist’s impression of how to keep your digital stuff safe from all kinds of threats. (credit: Aurich Lawson | Getty Images) I spend most of my time these days investigating the uglier side Read more…
Enlarge / People in Chile with Worldcoin’s “Orb” iris scanner. (credit: Worldcoin) More than 100,000 people have had their eyes scanned in return for a cryptocurrency called Worldcoin, as a project to distribute digital money Read more…
Enlarge (credit: Future Publishing | Getty Images) Since at least 2019, hackers have been hijacking high-profile YouTube channels. Sometimes they broadcast cryptocurrency scams, sometimes they simply auction off access to the account. Now, Google has Read more…
Enlarge (credit: VOO QQQ) England’s COVID Pass system went offline for hours on Wednesday, causing British travelers to remain stranded at airports. Some passengers couldn’t board their flights, while others suffered delays as both the Read more…